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speed skating

or speedskating

noun

  1. ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.


speed skating

noun

  1. a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • speed skater speedskater noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speed skating1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

At Salt Lake Community College, he played baseball and trained for short track at the speed skating facility there.

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Alvarez’s body of work—a combination of speed skating and baseball is just plain wild.

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Honestly, when watching speed skating, you have to wonder how they manage to stay even remotely upright, like, ever.

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